A 4-year-old pregnant wild Sumatran tiger was found dead late last month in a ravine in Indonesia. It was clear that she had struggled to break free from the trap, but it remained tight around her body. This constraint ruptured her kidney.

She had been expecting a male cub and a female cub before her life was cut short.

“The loss of this pregnant Sumatran tiger is one more tragic example of how indiscriminate these devices are," Fahy told The Dodo. "Every year in the United States thousands of dogs and cats and other non-target wildlife are caught in snares and other traps.”

Local authorities are investigating the death — a suspect has been brought in who is believed to have set the trap to catch wild pigs.

Critically endangered Sumatran tigers face other very pressing threats, as well. The expansion of palm oil plantations in the region means they have fewer wild forests in which to live. And poaching for tiger parts impacts tiger subspecies all over the world.